This time in 2024, the UK’s quantum computing sector was riding a wave of optimism, buoyed by record levels of investment and the commitments laid out in the government’s 10-year, £2.5bn National Quantum Strategy.
But in 2025, no public calls for quantum computing projects have been issued all year, and Sir Patrick Vallance recently confirmed what many of us in the sector feared: there will be no new funding available until the autumn. At least.
Whilst this is understandable considering the country’s challenging economic situation and the need to undertake a comprehensive spending review to inform future policy, it is nevertheless a situation that leaves many UK companies stuck in limbo.
And in a field as fast-moving as quantum, a year’s delay doesn’t just slow things down — it risks setting us back irreversibly….
